Derivatives
Did a 20,000 BTC order push bitcoin’s price to $5000?
Yesterday, bitcoin’s price hit 5-month highs over the course of an hour—surging from $4,200 to $5,000. Was a 20,000 BTC order, worth approximately $100…
Mitchell Moos 2 min read
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BTC forks post astronomical 24 hour gains, Bitcoin Cash up 60%, Bitcoin SV jumps 40%
Forks Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Bitcoin SV (BSV) have posted astronomical gains following Bitcoin’s run up to $5,000. After getting decimated by the hash…
Analysis
Following bitcoin’s 19% surge, crypto explodes: bull market in the works?
Bitcoin's price recorded an impressive 19 percent rally from $4,200 to nearly $5,000 while market capitalization increased by $20 billion within the span of…
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Huge green candle pushes bitcoin from $4200 to $5000 in minutes, BTC up 15% over past 24 hours
Within the last week, bitcoin has seen strong upward price movement, rising by 19 percent. However, much of that increase was within the last hour,…
Analysis
Each Transaction Costs the Bitcoin Network $45, Large Improvements Needed to Beat VISA
Bitcoin is sometimes cited as a potential competitor to leading payments processing service VISA. However, data from the Bitcoin blockchain suggests the network has…
People
Craig Wright “Filing Lawsuits” Against People Denying He is Satoshi Nakamoto
Billionaire Calvin Ayre is claiming that Craig Wright, the controversial figure who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto (in the face of substantial skepticism), is…
Mining
Bitmain Announces Improved 7nm Bitcoin Mining Chips, Price and Network Centralization Analysis
Bitmain announced its next-generation of mining ASICs for Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and other SHA256 coins. The growing difficulty in manufacturing these computer chips raise…
Regulation
LocalBitcoins Introduces New Verifications, Reducing Anonymity, After EU Regulation
LocalBitcoins, one of the oldest peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange platforms, will be taking steps to change its anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC)…
Merge
Bitcoin Sees Major Hash Rate Recovery, Ethereum Mining Slows
Bitcoin's hash rate has been on the rise since its 50 percent drop last year and has regained over 80 percent of its all-time-high…
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Adoption
Amazon’s Twitch Ditches Bitcoin Payments, Lack of Demand?
Stablecoins
Tether’s Lack of Fiat Backing Could be Catastrophic for Bitcoin, Analyzing USDT’s Troubling Terms of Service
Analysis
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